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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of "Before I Go to Sleep"?

2. What refers to a standard of comparison used in a statistical analysis or scientific experiment?

3. What occasion is it in Christine's November 15th entry?

4. What is in the package given to Christine by Dr. Nash in her November 14th entry?

5. Where does Christine's husband tell her that her best friend moved after marrying in her November 14th entry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Nash show Christine a photograph of in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 9?

2. What does Ben tell Christine about her son in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14? What is Christine's reaction?

3. How does Christine first approach Ben in Part 1: Today? What does he relate to her?

4. How does the narrative style of the book add to the tension of the narrative?

5. What does Dr. Nash give to Christine in Part 1: Today? What does it contain?

6. How does Christine describe her morning in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10?

7. How does Christine describe waking up in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 9?

8. What disorder does Christine Lucas suffer from? How is this explained in Part 1: Today?

9. What does Dr. Nash explain to Christine about the MRI in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14?

10. What information does Ben inform Christine of about himself and his work in Part 1: Today?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the progression of Christine's memory. How reasonable is it to believe that Christine might regain complete memory functioning? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the information learned in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 21. What does Christine learn from examining the box?

Essay Topic 3

Examine and discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel. How important is motherhood to the protagonist?

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